Red Wanting Blue’s Little America

Red Wanting’s Blue’s summer road trip is called “Our Little America Tour” but don’t be fooled by the name. The 18-date excursion spans the United States, with stops including San Francisco; Denver; New York; Fort Smith, Ark.; and Seattle.

Photo: Steve Ziegelmeyer

Bogart’s in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Of course, the tour is named after the Columbus, Ohio-based band’s latest album, 2014’s Little America.

“Current fans will relish this strong release, especially the epic ‘Leaving New York’ that adds strings to further ramp up the already heightened tension. And there is no denying the sheer melodic force of the lighter waving ballads that dominate this set and the band’s catalog,” American Songwriter wrote in its review of the LP.

The outing begins Friday with a gig in Cincinnati. Here’s the itinerary.

July 3 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Fountain Square
July 11 – Evansburg, Alberta, Rangeton Park (Pembina River Nights)
July 17 – Ennis, Mont.,Moods Of The Madison Festival Grounds (Moods Of The Madison)
July 20 – Seattle, Wash., Rendezvous
July 22 – San Francisco, Calif., Hotel Utah
July 23 – Hollywood, Calif., Hotel Cafe
July 25 – Kemmerer, Wyo., Triangle Park (Oyster Ridge Music Festival)
July 27 – Denver, Colo., Soiled Dove Underground
July 29 – St. Louis, Mo., Off Broadway Nightclub
Aug. 1 – Fort Smith, Ark., River Front Amphitheater (Peacemaker Festival)
Aug. 7 – Sarnia, Ontario, Front Street (Sarnia International Powerboat Festival)
Aug. 8 – Deshler, Ohio, Village Park (Corn City Festival)
Aug. 12 – Philadelphia, Pa., World Cafe Live
Aug. 13 – New York, N.Y., City Winery NYC
Aug. 14 – Washington, D.C., The Hamilton Live
Aug. 15 – Fairfield, Conn., Fairfield Theatre StageOne
Aug. 16 – Cambridge, Mass., Middle East Downstairs
Aug. 28 – Normal, Ill., The Corn Crib (Bruegala)

Tickets are on sale now. Visit RedWantingBlue.com for more information and click here for Pollstar’s 2013 Q&A with frontman Scott Terry.